BEST -second session- / Kumi Koda / BEST -second session- / 倖田來未 / BEST -second session- / Kumi Koda

Bonus track is only included with the first pressing of the album.

[DISC 01]
Track 01
Words, Music & Arrangement: Daisuke "D.I" Imai
Mixed by Naoki Yamada (I to I communications) at avex azabu studio
Recorded by Shigeru Kajita (tearbridge production)

Track 02
SOULHEAD are YOSHIKA & TSUGUMI
SOULHEAD appears courtesy of Sony Music Associated Records Inc.
Written by SOULHEAD
Sound Produced by OCTOPUSSY
OCTOPUSSY are Aki Hishikawa & Tomokazu Matsuwaka
Arranged, All Instruments Performed & Programmed by OCTOPUSSY for OCTOBER MUSIC
except Additional Programmed by Mitsuko Shiokawa
Guitar by Masanobu Fukuhara
Recorded by Shigeru Kajita (tearbridge production) at avex studio, Aki Hishikawa at OCTOBER STUDIO
Assisted by Masahiro Kawata (avex studio), Hiroshi Iizuka for OCTOBER MUSIC
Mixed by D.O.I. at DAIMONION RECORDINGS

Track 03
Words: Kumi Koda, Yoko Kuzuya
Music: Yoko Kuzuya
Arrangement: Tohru Watanabe
Piano: Toshifumi Shibata
Strings & Strings Arrangement: CHICA
Mixed by Naoki Yamada (I to I communications) at WARNER MUSIC RECORDING STUDIO
Recorded by Masahiro Kawata (avex studio)

Track 04
Word: Kumi Koda
Rap lyrics: Mr.Blistah
Music & Arrangement: Daisuke "D.I" Imai
Mixed by Yoshiaki Onishi at Prime sound studio FORM
Recorded by Masahiro Kawata (avex studio)

Track 05
Words: Kumi Koda, Hiroshi Kim
Music: Hiroshi Kim
Arrangement: INVISIBLE HAND
Guitar: Kaoru Kato
Chorus: Ai Uchida
Mixed by Masahiro Kawata (avex studio) at aves azabu studio
Recorded by Masahiro Kawata (avex studio), Kiyoko Asai (STUDIO SOUDN DALI)

Track 06
Words: Kumi Koda, Hitoshi Shimono
Music & Arrangement: Hitoshi Shimono
Guitar: Yoshito Tanaka
Electric Piano: Keiji Matsumoto
Mixed by Yoshinori Waraya (I to I communications) at avex studio
Recorded by Masahiro Kawata (avex studio), Yoshinori Waraya (I to I communications), Taiji Okuda (prime sound studio FORM)

Track 07
Words: Kumi Koda, Kosuke Morimoto
Music: Kosuke Morimoto
Arrangement: h-wonder
Guitar: Kenji Suzuki
Mixed by Koji Morimoto (Prime sound studio FORM) at Prime sound studio FORM
Recorded by Masahiro Kawata (avex studio)

Track 08
Words: Kumi Koda
Music & Arrangement: Daisuke "D.I" Imai
Mixed by Naoki Yamada (I to I communications) at avex azabu studio
Recorded by Shigeru Kajita (tearbridge production)

Track 09: TV Anime "Ueki no Housoku: The Law of Ueki" 2nd Opening Theme
Words: Tohru Watanabe
Music & Arrangement: h-wonder
Strings & Strings Arrangement: Gen Ittetsu
Guitar: Jun Kajiwara
Chorus: Kaori Nishina
Mixed by Naoki Yamada (I to I communications) at avex azabu studio
Recorded by Masahiro Kawata (avex studio), Atsushi Hattori, Shigeru Kajita (tearbridge production)

Track 10
Words: Kumi Koda
Music: Kosuke Morimoto
Arrangement: Tohru Watanabe
Trumpet: Eric Miyashiro, Mitsukuni Kohata
Trombone: Satoshi Sano
Brass Arrangement & Sax: Yoshinari Takegami
Mixed by Naoki Yamada (I to I communications) at Prime sound studio FORM
Recorded by Kaoru Akimoto (avex studio), Masahiro Kawata (avex studio)

Track 11
Words: Kumi Koda
Music & Arrangement: YANAGIMAN
Turntable: DJ NABE
Chorus: Kaori Nishina
Mixed by Masashi Hashimoto (STUDIO SOUND DALI)
Recorded by Masahiro Kawata (avex studio), Ryo Watanabe (avex studio)

Track 12
Words: Aiko Machida, ZEEBRA
Additional Rap Lyrics& Rap Direction: Jewels (Heatsdales)
Music: DJ HASEBE, Aiko Machida
Sound Produced, Track Programmed & Arranged by DJ HASEBE
Mixed by Kenichi Yoshimura (POWER BOX) at avex azabu studio
Recorded by Masahiro Kawata (avex studio)

Track 13
Words & Music: Tatsuya Ishii
Arrangement, Keyboards, A.Piano, E.Sitar: Yoichiro Kakizaki
Organized by Tatsuya Ishii
Tatsuya Ishii by the courtesy of Sony Music Associated Inc.
Drums: Tsuyoshi Miyagawa
Bass: Chiharu Mikuzuki
E.Guitar: Yoshiyuki Asano
Percussion: Akihiko Narita
Strings: Gen Ittetsu Strings
Mixed by Suguru Aoki (I to I communications) at avex azabu studio
Recorded by Suguru Aoki (I to I communications), Kaoru Akimoto (avex studio)

Track 14
Words: Kumi Koda
Music: Kotaro Egami
Arrangement: Tasuku
Drums: Yasuo Sano
Guitar: Masato Ishinari
Strings & Strings Arrangement: CHICA
Chorus: taori
Mixed by Tatsuya Kawakami at avex azabu studio
Recorded by Tatsuya kawakami, Masahiro Kawata (avex studio), Shigeru Kajita (tearbridge production)

Track 15: Anime Movie "Aladdin" Insert Song Cover
Vocals by by Koda Kumi & Peabo Bryson
Song by A.Menken & T.Rice
Arranged by Masaru Nishiyama, Motoyoshi Matsuura
Produced by Masaru Nishiyama
Overseas Coordination: Michael T. Martin for D-Assist Co.,Ltd.
Recorded by Takeshi Sugimoto (Oasis sound design inc.)
Mixed by Masashi Hashimoto (STUDIO SOUND DALI) at STUDIO SOUND DALI
Recorded at Theater Drama City, Osaka

Conductor: Masaru Noshiyama
1st Violin: Momoko Aida, Sayaka Mabuchi, Yuki Kikuchi & Ryoko Yamaguchi
2nd Violin: Mari Miyazaki, Yuko Yamanouchi & Kazuko Miyashita
Viola: Aki Komi & Chikako Takano
Cello: Takanori Yamagichi & Yumiko Mihara
Contrabass: Masahiro Nishide & Yukari Sasada
French Horn: Shigekazu Ikeda, Yoko Nishi
Oboe: Azusa Yoshimura
Timpani & Percussion: Saeko Yasunaga
Piano: Motoyoshi Matsuura
Acoustic Guitar: Hidetoshi Suzuki


A&R Direction: Natsuko Fukuzoe (rhythm zone)
Chief A&R: Masatoshi Uchida (rhythm zone)
A&R Assistant: Fukiko Saito, Kae Kobayashi, Keiko Kaneko, Shinobu Nara (rhythm zone)

Artist Management: Yoshiyuki Shibosawa (AEΙ)
Management Adviser: Kumi Watanabe (AEI)
Management Desk: Mari Morita (AEI)
Media Promotion:
  Koki Sato (AEI), Masataka Muro (AEI), Takashi Motohashi (AEI), Mariko Kakei (AEI)
  Hideki Hori (AEI) & All Media Promotion Room Staff of AEI
Tie-up Coordination: Tatsuo Kodama (AEI), Daisuke Ogi (AEI) & All Casting Section Staff of AEI
Sales Promotion: Atsushi Nishimoto (AMC), Norio Miyazawa (AMC) & All AMC staff
Area Promotion: Rui Maeda (AMC), Tomoyasu Kimura (AMC), Ai Kouchi (AMC) & All AP team of AMC
Business Contract: Yuka Akiyama (AGHD)
Creative Control: Shuichi Takahashi (AMC), Seiko Tanaka (AMC)
Creative Administration: Masatoshi Furukawa (AMC)
Creative Coordinator: Teru Saito (AMC)
Contents Coordination: Shigeo Fujimoto (ANI)
Web Direction: Yoko Eguchi (ANI)
Web Promotion: Hiromitsu Takada (ANI), George Aburai (ANI), Wakana Chiba (ANI)
"playroom" Direction: Daisuke Takase (ANI), Wakako Ogino (ANI)

Recording Direction: Shigeru Kajita (tearbridge production)
Mastered by Chris Gehringer at Sterling Sound, NYC
DVD Authoring: Yuka Matsuki (ANI)
DVD Menu Design: Naoya Munemura (ANI)

Art Direction & Design: Toshiyuki Suzuki
Design: Jun Hirota
Photography: Leslie Kee (super sonic)
Styling: Tetsuro Nagase (Image)
Hair & Makeup: Akemi Nakano
Nailist: Akiko Akui (ORIENTAL NAIL)
Illustration: Satoshi Hashimoto (roof)
Digital Work: Akiko Maruta, Naoto Yamashita (CUORE inc.)

Artist Brand Management & A&R Supervisor: Yoshihiro Seki (rhythm zone)
Advisory Producer:
  Motohiro Abe (AEI), Akira Akutsu (AEI), Hidemi Arasaki (AEI)
  Hiroaki Ito (tearbridge production), Harumasa Maeda (ANI), Kenichiro Hori (ANI)
General Producer: Ryuhei Chiba (AEI), Takashi Araki (AGHD), Shinji Hayashi (AMC)
Executive Producer: Masato Matsuura (avex group)

Special Thanks
  Much appreciation to all the staffs who lent their expertise and skills to Koda Kumi
  Nuff respect to family and friends who always back up KUU
  And special love to all fans, without YOU, any dreams couldn't have come true